Jonnie Irwin

Father-of-three Jonnie Irwin opens up about providing for his young children following his terminal cancer diagnosis.

"But a terminal diagnosis can go on for years and it will affect your work and you are waiting for this payout, who is going to pay your rent if you can’t work? After a sound engineer on the show took him to hospital, tests soon revealed that he had lung cancer which had spread to his brain. The moment you have family, you have this massive responsibility to look after them.” The BBC’s Escape to the Country host said he has been diagnosed with lung cancer, which has spread to his brain. I wanted to try and get in a position to get my family into a mortgage-free situation and so I sold my buy-to-lets and then started looking around my savings. In a devastating interview, Irwin shares his plan on how he will look after his family when he’s gone.

Last month, the host of the Channel 4 show A Place in The Sun announced that he was sick with lung cancer, but kept his diagnosis a secret for two years as he ...

"When you get a terminal diagnosis, it covers you for when you are gone," he said. I didn't take that and that put a lot of pressure on me, having to work on days when I didn't feel like it. He revealed how a sound engineer on A Place In The Sun realised his symptoms were serious when he described having blurred vision, and took him straight to a hospital in Spain. The moment you have family, your have this massive responsibility to look after them." Now the 48-year-old is speaking out in the hope it will inspire others to "make the most of every day", reports In a heartbreaking interview on [BBC](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/bbc)'s Morning Live, TV personality revealed today that he is getting his financial ducks in a row so he can secure the futures of his sons three year-old Rex and two year-old twins Rafa and Cormac.

The 48-year-old who was diagnosed with lung cancer, which has spread to his brain, says that the word Cancer is "loaded". Father-of-three Jonnie, ...

“Whilst we were unable to continue to film abroad with him we’re delighted that he was able to remain as part of our team in the UK for exhibitions. A spokeswoman for the production company, Freeform, previously said, in a statement to the PA news agency, that Irwin had been a “hugely important part” of the show and the whole team was “deeply saddened by his diagnosis”. So treat us as you would do two years ago. As soon as someone hears cancer they just think ‘Oh are you okay?’. “We’re normal human beings the same as everyone else and we want the same opportunities for fun and living as everybody else gets.” [Jonnie Irwin](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/jonnie-irwin) has asked that those living with [incurable illnesses](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/cancer) are given "the same opportunities for fun and living" as everyone else.

The Leicester-born presenter announced he has terminal cancer last month.

I wanted to try and get in a position to get my family into a mortgage-free situation and so I sold my buy-to-lets and then started looking around my savings. Talking about how he has planned for the future, he said: "My experience will hopefully help people with a life-threatening disease and people who are dealing with these people. I wanted to take control back, so I did the usual weird diets and I also knew I had to look after my family. In a heart-breaking interview on Thursday (December 15), Jonnie joined presenter Gethin Jones on BBC's Morning Live to talk about how he is planning for the future of his sons Rex, three, and two-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac. Now, the 48-year-old is speaking out in the hope it will inspire others to "make the most of every day", as reported by Jonnie Irwin has revealed how he hopes to provide for his three young children after he's gone.